How I Met Your Mother
'The
Autumn of Breakups' Review
The
show finally returns to form
As you may be aware, based on my reviews of the previous four
episodes of How I Met Your Mother, I have been seriously disappointed for the
most part. Thankfully the latest episode managed to combine great humour, which
was not too unbelievably stupid, but also create a sensitive storyline along
side it.
All the characters (including Nick and Victoria) had a substantial
amount of screen time and overall did a great job. It was great to
see Marshall and Lily as the 'know it all' couple, advising Ted on what to do.
It certainly reminded me of the older episodes. But there was one elaborate
joke by Marshall which I felt was a bit off and unnecessary.
Ted was his usual self, unsure of what his next steps to take
should be and it was nice to see Victoria's character more developed (Although
her persona seemed to be identical to Emily from Friends). The same can be said
with Nick. For the first time I actually enjoyed his character, he was a really
balanced character, both funny yet serious. He was almost reminiscent of a male
version of Robin. It's a shame that he won't be in the rest of the season for
long. Robin too showed her caring side towards her friends but particularly
Barney, but it is blatantly clear the writers did this to speed up the process
towards Barney and Robins impending wedding.
Although he was left to a side story, Barney once again stole the
show, providing the comic relief that was necessary alongside the main story
arc. It was riddled with puns and gags which I couldn't help laughing at. But
in typical HIMYM fashion there was a darker reason behind the funny with
Barney. He clearly isn't coping well with the split with ex-fiancée Quinn.
So we finally have a good episode from season 8. Yes there were a
few odd elements in the main story arc that seemed a little too rushed,
combined with an ending that will likely annoy major HIMYM fans like myself
(although it still left me intrigued how it will all pan out). But overall it
was really enjoyable to watch and reminded me of the earlier series in terms of
structure. Hopefully the rest of the season will follow in the same style.
8/10
Sidenote: Barney's
temporary wingman was pretty cute and awesome too.
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